Session of the Month

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Session of the Month

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This program is brought to you and your chapter through a joint partnership between ARMA International and RIM On-Demand. It is designed to provide you with the ability to select online programming presented at the MER conference and provide it to your chapter members at no cost to either the chapter or the member. These sessions can be used to complement your current in-person monthly programing. By utilizing the Session of the Month Program, it will allow you to add another item to the long list of benefits of being an ARMA International chapter member.

To find more about the origins of this program, click here to view a webinar by Bob Williams, CRM, FAI.  Bob also presented this session during the Chapter Leadership Day of the San Francisco Conference.

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Click here to begin selecting sessions for your chapter!

Note:  All selections must be made prior to the start of the month. Once the month has begun a selection cannot be added or modified.

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Session of the Month – FAQ

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The chapter president will note on the Chapter Board Update form that is received at the beginning of the fiscal year, who should have access.  Throughout the year, as there are changes in responsibilities or positions, the chapter president must notify HQ of any changes of access.  If a request is received from another chapter leader, contact will be made with the chapter president to verify and approve the request before the update will occur.

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Only one session can be selected for any given month.

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To add or change a session for a particular month must occurprior to the start of that month.  Once the month has begun a chapter is no longer able to select a session or modify the session.

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You can download an Excel file here.

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For questions from chapter leaders in setting up and managing monthly sessions, click here for assistance.

For questions from chapter members in accessing the sessions, they can contact us by phone at +1-800-422-2762 or direct at +1 913-341-3808 or by email at members@armaintl.org.

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Session of the Month – User Guidelines

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  1. Click “Select Chapter Sessions”on the e-Handbook site.
  2. Log in using your current My ARMA login information.
  3. After you have successfully logged in, you will be taking to your chapter’s education selection menu.

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This must occur prior to the start of the month that the session is selected for. Once the month has begun a selection cannot be added.

  1. After you have logged in, follow these steps in setting up a sessions for each month.
  2. Click on the “Select a free MER Session” link next to the month that you want to make a selection for.
  3. Click on the “MER Session” drop down box to select a session and review the description.
  4. Once the selection is made click “Save”.
  6. The following is what a chapter’s program looks like for the year after selections are made.

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This must occur prior to the start of the month that the session is selected for. Once the month has begun a selection cannot be modified. 

  1. After you have logged in, follow these steps in setting up a sessions for each month.
  2. Click on the session title link next to the month that you want to make a change for.
  3. Click on the “MER Session” drop down box to select a session and review the description.
  4. Once the selection is made click “Save”.

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In certain circumstances there might be a need to remove a session for a specific month.  As we do not anticipate this to occur very often and we encourage that you offer a session each month, all request to have a session removed are to be sent to HQ.  Clickhere to contact them with your request.

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In March of each year the ability to begin selecting session for the next fiscal year that will begin on July 1st will be made available.

  1. Click on “change” next to Current Program to be able to select the next fiscal year. A dropdown will display the Upcoming Fiscal Program year. Click on the link.
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Marketing Resources

Below you will find some samples on how to promote this program to your members.  One sample provides you with the ability to provide a calendar of the sessions throughout the year and the other is a reminder you can use for the upcoming/current selected session of the month.  We encourage you to use these samples and modify them to your chapter’s needs.

Sample – Promotion of Upcoming Monthly Sessions

Sample – Promotion of Current Selected Session

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